baby sitter cow | Life on a Colorado Farm

We are seeing more and more of those darling little calves

There are 100 cows

So by the time farming starts

(First black baby)
There should be 100 calves.

That’s provided there are no problems along the way

So far there are no twins, or situations, where the calf becomes a bottle baby

It seems like everyone is a good mother…which is a very good thing. That means they are attentive to their calf; make sure the calf is fed and close by.

And, if it must be, there is always one or two cows who adore the calves. We call these cows the babysitter cows—you see, if you just must run to the water hole, or go hang out with the girls at the Upper End, you can always leave your calf with …. the babysitter. She adores all calves and takes very good care of yours and hers.

Your friend on a western Colorado farm,

Linda

The cows are ever so calm. Terry started working the alfalfa field (he is ripping here) and they didn’t even move. (Shows how much we and Davis’ are with them. :0 )

The Mom’s loved hanging in the field eating the turned up roots.

The little ones didn’t even run from the big loud noisy machine. (Probably because the Mom’s didn’t run or holler at the kids to RUN! :0 ) (Here Terry is rolling)

So Terry had to either get out and make them move or work around them.

Calm, calm calm.

That evening Terry, Boomer and I rode through the cows on our evening check…There was a BRAND NEW little one just eating lunch.

Now THIS mom decided she didn’t want to have her little one subjected to two noisy four-wheelers…she took off at a run. The little one had to struggle to keep up, but it did.